light up
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In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.
From Los Angeles Times
One mom who scored a slot last month said seeing her daughter’s eyes light up in the factory made the trip from their home in neighboring Hebei province worth it.
Saturday Caracas time when the detonations began, lighting up the sullen sky like a post-New Year’s fireworks display.
From Los Angeles Times
"It is something that we use to light up the dark Edinburgh nights," said Al Thomson, director of the Hogmanay festival.
From Barron's
At midnight fireworks will light up the sky above Edinburgh Castle as revellers link arms and sing Robert Burns' Auld Lang Syne.
From BBC
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